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<pre>public abstract class <span class="strong">AbstractFileFilter</span>
extends <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>
implements <a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/io/filefilter/IOFileFilter.html" title="interface in org.apache.commons.io.filefilter">IOFileFilter</a></pre>
<div class="block">An abstract class which implements the Java FileFilter and FilenameFilter 
 interfaces via the IOFileFilter interface.
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 Note that a subclass <b>must</b> override one of the accept methods,
 otherwise your class will infinitely loop.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
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<dt><span class="strong">Version:</span></dt>
  <dd>$Id: AbstractFileFilter.java 1415850 2012-11-30 20:51:39Z ggregory $</dd></dl>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/commons/io/filefilter/AbstractFileFilter.html#accept(java.io.File)">accept</a></strong>(<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/io/File.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">File</a>&nbsp;file)</code>
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<div class="block">Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.</div>
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<div class="block">Checks to see if the File should be accepted by this filter.</div>
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